When you can't develop quality cam software...

[jjacoby]

and you're the market leader you buy it!

Sylive Expert is now Mastercam Swiss Expert

http://www.jurasoftswiss.com/en/logi...ylviexpert.php

Brilliant move. Next, let Jarasoftswiss completely rewrite Mastercam X from the ground up and finally get it right with a quality user interface and great graphics.

[jjacoby]

Originally Posted by TheBigJW I am sure it will be the other way around. CNC Software will just infect Sylive. Maybe make it crash frequently and up the maintenance 40% to cover the loss of sales. Standard Mastercam sales protocol. John

The Mastercam user interface for X was dated and poorly designed when it was introduced. It really hasn't improved significantly since it was introduced.

Check out the brilliant user interface for Sylive Expert, now Mastercam Swiss Expert in these screen shots:

http://www.jurasoftswiss.com/en/demo/

[jjacoby]

Check out their past history of development:

http://www.jurasoftswiss.com/en/jurasoft/

1993 HP’s 3D CAD Solid Designer

1998 GOélan CAM software

[jjacoby]

This high quality video really shows how well designed Sylvie Expert, now Mastercam Swiss Expert, really is.

SylvieXpert overview on Vimeo

[cbr_speedster]

Esprit is tops for programming Swiss. Simulation is awesome, none better.

[jjacoby]

Originally Posted by cbr_speedster Esprit is tops for programming Swiss. Simulation is awesome, none better.

Esprit is good at a lot more than just programming Swiss. How do you do this in Mastercam?

YouTube - ESPRIT by DP Technology - ESPRIT 2010 Knitted Surface

[TheBigJW]

Originally Posted by cbr_speedster Esprit is tops for programming Swiss. Simulation is awesome, none better.

Wire edm is pretty awesome as well.

John